The 83-year old artist was suffering from heart trouble - Photogallery

The 83-year old artist was suffering from heart trouble. Tyeb Mehta is survived by his wife Sakhina, a son and a daughter. His last canvas 'Kali' broke the Rs 1 crore barrier and his 'Celebration' went for Rs 1.5 crore in 2003.

The 83-year old artist was suffering from heart trouble. Tyeb Mehta is survived by his wife Sakhina, a son and a daughter. His last canvas 'Kali' broke the Rs 1 crore barrier and his 'Celebration' went for Rs 1.5 crore in 2003.

Born in Gujarat in 1925 Tyeb Mehta spent an initial period working as a film editor in a cinema laboratory - Photogallery

Born in Gujarat in 1925 Tyeb Mehta spent an initial period working as a film editor in a cinema laboratory. His interest in painting however took him to the Sir J.J. School of Art from where he received his diploma in 1952.

Born in Gujarat in 1925 Tyeb Mehta spent an initial period working as a film editor in a cinema laboratory. His interest in painting however took him to the Sir J.J. School of Art from where he received his diploma in 1952.

Tyeb Mehta's film 'Koodal', a powerful depiction of the ordinary man's dilemma won the Film fare Critic's Award in 1970 - Photogallery

Tyeb Mehta's film 'Koodal', a powerful depiction of the ordinary man's dilemma won the Film fare Critic's Award in 1970. As an Artist in Residence in Santiniketan between 1984-85 he returned to Mumbai with significant changes in his work.

Tyeb Mehta's film 'Koodal', a powerful depiction of the ordinary man's dilemma won the Film fare Critic's Award in 1970. As an Artist in Residence in Santiniketan between 1984-85 he returned to Mumbai with significant changes in his work.

Apart from several solo exhibitions Tyeb Mehta has participated in international shows like Ten Contemporary Indian Painters at Trenton in the U - Photogallery

Apart from several solo exhibitions Tyeb Mehta has participated in international shows like Ten Contemporary Indian Painters at Trenton in the U.S. in 1965; Deuxieme Biennial Internationale de Menton, 1974; Festival Intemationale de la Peinture, Cagnes- -Sur-Mer, France 1974; Modem Indian Paintings at Hirschhom Museum, Washington 1982, and Seven Indian Painters at Gallerie Le Monde de U art, Paris 1994.

Apart from several solo exhibitions Tyeb Mehta has participated in international shows like Ten Contemporary Indian Painters at Trenton in the U.S. in 1965; Deuxieme Biennial Internationale de Menton, 1974; Festival Intemationale de la Peinture, Cagnes- -Sur-Mer, France 1974; Modem Indian Paintings at Hirschhom Museum, Washington 1982, and Seven Indian Painters at Gallerie Le Monde de U art, Paris 1994.

Tyeb Mehta's preoccupation with formalist means of expression have led to matt surfaces, broken with diagonals and imagery which while expressing a deep anguish is specifically painterly - Photogallery

Tyeb Mehta's preoccupation with formalist means of expression have led to matt surfaces, broken with diagonals and imagery which while expressing a deep anguish is specifically painterly.

Tyeb Mehta's preoccupation with formalist means of expression have led to matt surfaces, broken with diagonals and imagery which while expressing a deep anguish is specifically painterly.